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Votes at a glance: minutes approved; working group formed; two‑way street recommendation adopted
Summary
On voice votes the commission approved prior minutes, created a five‑member working group for the Central City District Plan, and adopted a recommendation to convert downtown streets to two‑way traffic, forwarding that recommendation to City Council.
The Downtown Planning Commission recorded three formal actions during the meeting.
Approve minutes: Chair asked for a motion to accept the prior meeting minutes. An unnamed commissioner moved, another seconded and the commission approved the minutes by voice vote. Chair declared, "Motion carries."
Working group created for Central City District Plan: Commissioners Levinson and the Chair proposed a five‑member working group to provide ongoing input to staff and report back to the commission. Commissioner Levinson moved the motion and Commissioner Sonia Shifford seconded; Chair called the vote and the motion carried, creating the working group. The working group will include the Chair, Vice Chair Levinson, Commissioner Wiley, Commissioner Carroll and Commissioner Shifford; the commission noted the working group must avoid creating a quorum for commission business and will coordinate with planning staff on assignments and meeting cadence.
Two‑way street recommendation: The commission voted to adopt a recommendation to City Council to convert downtown streets to two‑way traffic after public comment from Josh Goldenberg and discussion among commissioners about whether to evaluate streets individually or adopt a blanket conversion. The motion passed on a voice vote and will be forwarded to City Council for consideration.
No budgets or ordinance numbers were adopted at this meeting; each action was approved by voice vote and forwarded for further staff work or council action as appropriate.
